Method for contents playback with continuity and electronic device therefor

An electronic device comprising:

• at least one communication circuit;
• a processor operatively connected to the at least one communication circuit;
• and
• a memory operatively connected to the processor and configured to store contents provider (CP) metadata,
• wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• when a user activity information request is received from a first external electronic device, identify a CP that is associated with the user activity information request and obtain user activity information associated with the first external electronic device from a CP server of the CP,
• transmit the user activity information to the first external electronic device,
• when a device list request is received from the first external electronic device and includes a CP identifier of the CP, transmit a list to the first external electronic device including one or more second external electronic devices supporting the CP, and
• when a playback request is received from the first external electronic device and includes identification information of the CP and a third external electronic device, control the third external electronic device to play content from the CP.

A method of playing content in an electronic device, the method comprising:

• when one or more first external electronic devices are discovered, receiving user activity information from a contents provider (CP) server through an Internet of things (IoT) server, the user activity information including contents information of content which is currently being played or was previously played in the electronic device;
• obtaining a list including one or more second external electronic devices supporting contents playback for a CP associated with the CP server from the IoT server based on the user activity information;
• and
• displaying a first UI on a display for recommending playing the content from one of the one or more first external electronic devices based on a comparison between the one or more first external electronic devices and the one or more second external electronic devices.